Little Birdie Floral Inspiration Layout

When inspiration hits it comes from obvious places, but sometimes also the not so obvious places. For this layout I was inspired to use a variety of blue, grey and brown flowers to soften up the many straight lines. But if you thought my only inspiration was the pretty NEW Little Birdie blooms from The Wholesaler you are wrong. My layout inspiration started with a large floral stamp used for my background.
From there I combined the beautiful new blooms to support the floral theme on the background. These little flowers are perfect for adding texture and colour to any project. Grouped together using different sized blooms, different colours and shapes you can create a beautiful grouping giving your layout the perfect amount of softness and dimension.
To create my background I stamped the flower image using my Memento ink pads to macth the colours of my flowers, as well as yellow used as my accent colour. Follow the step by step tutorial here:
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